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[Pife]

I wish I had a couch where my tank is..
All i got is a rowing machine, a hockey net, sticks and workout stuff.
Keep me fit though..
Brandon, how's the cleanup crew doing in the algae?
Nice collection of fish you're amassing!

It is easy to waste the night away look at the tank. My wife often asks if I even know what's going on with the movie we're watching. There is very little algae left. I get brown in the sand every day though.

Looking good Brandon! I have to find time and see it in person some day.

Come on over buddy. Bring another frag of the pink acro too. I killed the last one.

Love the fish pics man!! They're all looking very healthy and happy :inlove:

Thanks. I'm trying to get better on the photography front

Improving for sure and getting cleaner as it gets older. I w ill be watching as this reef grows in.

Glad to have you along for the ride.

 

[Pife]

It's a bit past a week but I got a new phone and I've been tweaking the settings trying to get the pictures right. Here is an update of the homewrecker and some other random pictures. I did get a lot of new acros this week too but no real good pictures of them yet.

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[Wrangy]

Crack-a-lackin Brandon

 

[DiscusHeckel]

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I love the colours on these frags.

Since pictures of my new fish. The warasses buried so no pictures of them yet.

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Lovely fish, Brandon. I have never been brave enough to buy regal angelfish even though I keep a file fish. Do you think regal angels and file fishes present the same risk to the polyps of Acroporids?

 

[Pife]

I love the colours on these frags.

Lovely fish, Brandon. I have never been brave enough to buy regal angelfish even though I keep a file fish. Do you think regal angels and file fishes present the same risk to the polyps of Acroporids?

Thanks. I can only keep trying to get better colors and then to be able to capture then with the camera is another challenge.

Thank you. I have found that filefish really like LPS. The angelfish I purchased off another hobbyist that has had him for a couple of years. Although I am now experiencing decreased PE. I do not think it is because of the fish. I'm trying to drive my nutrients even lower to pull more colors out.

 

[Pife]

I have a crappy update. A lot has died over the last couple weeks. I could not keep up with the temperature. I added insulation and 1500 Watts of heater's to keep the tank temp up but had some bad swings that I believe ultimately did in some acros. I'm in need of cleaning up my frag system and sump. I might take the frag tank down for awhile.

 

[DiscusHeckel]

I have a crappy update. A lot has died over the last couple weeks. I could not keep up with the temperature. I added insulation and 1500 Watts of heater's to keep the tank temp up but had some bad swings that I believe ultimately did in some acros. I'm in need of cleaning up my frag system and sump. I might take the frag tank down for awhile.

This is a really sad news. :sad2: I am sorry to hear it, Brandon.

 

[watchguy123]

I am so sorry about the losses. This is such an unforgiving hobby

 

[shred5]

oh man terrible. What is the dimensions of the tank?

 

[Pife]

This is a really sad news. :sad2: I am sorry to hear it, Brandon.

Thank you.

I am so sorry about the losses. This is such an unforgiving hobby

Thnank you. You sure are right there. Sometimes I ponder if it's worth it.

oh man terrible. What is the dimensions of the tank?

It is. 36 inches by 36 inches by 30 inches.

 

[reefmutt]

Sorry to hear that Brandon!
Where is your tank that it needs so much power to heat it?
I know it has been frigid all over North America lately but wow 1500ws wasn’t enough?

 

[Pife]

Sorry to hear that Brandon!
Where is your tank that it needs so much power to heat it?
I know it has been frigid all over North America lately but wow 1500ws wasn't enough?

The bulk of my system is in the basement and it got frigid down there. We had a week with super low temps. My house is from the 1870's and the only place I haven't renovated is the basement. The heater's kept stuff alive but only up to 73 degree's. It was also bad timing with family in town to entertain as well.

 

[tripdad]

Sorry to hear about your losses, sometimes this hobby can just crush your spirit. Your display tank has really been improving lately, a testament to your efforts. P.S. your tag line at the bottom has always brought a chuckle to me.

 

[Pife]

Sorry to hear about your losses, sometimes this hobby can just crush your spirit. Your display tank has really been improving lately, a testament to your efforts. P.S. your tag line at the bottom has always brought a chuckle to me.

Thanks. It sure can. I feel my tag line is very true some days.


I've been out of state for several days and Tuesday when I get back home I'm going to do a couple of projects to get my tank cleaned up into shape. I'm going to install a remote deep sand bed! I've located a 40 breeder and am going to almost fill it completely with sand. I keep having a problem with nitrates and want to get away from carbon dosing. Next up I'll be cleaning up the dead corals and sand out of both tanks. I am contemplating installing a new skimmer I picked up our installing a neck cleaner in the one I have. Time will tell on that one.

 

[watchguy123]

I’ve always thought a remote deep sand bed would be cool. Especially if it was either replaceable or replenishable. Have you given any consideration to siporax as an option because it seems extremely good at lowering nitrates although the effect may take some months to kick in.

 

[reefmutt]

Thanks. It sure can. I feel my tag line is very true some days.


I've been out of state for several days and Tuesday when I get back home I'm going to do a couple of projects to get my tank cleaned up into shape. I'm going to install a remote deep sand bed! I've located a 40 breeder and am going to almost fill it completely with sand. I keep having a problem with nitrates and want to get away from carbon dosing. Next up I'll be cleaning up the dead corals and sand out of both tanks. I am contemplating installing a new skimmer I picked up our installing a neck cleaner in the one I have. Time will tell on that one.

Nice! I've never had a rdsb let me down. Personally I think they work better than bio media like sipoeax or matrix- that's my experience, anyways.. they take some time to get going but they work..

 

[Pife]

I've always thought a remote deep sand bed would be cool. Especially if it was either replaceable or replenishable. Have you given any consideration to siporax as an option because it seems extremely good at lowering nitrates although the effect may take some months to kick in.

I'm basing mine after Anthony Caflo's design. It shouldn't expire as I'll be sending clean water to it. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=595109&highlight=deep+sand+bucket

I already have 25 plus liters of matrix and 15ish liters of siporax. I have it in various containers and I don't think it has ever really worked. I've taken it out and put it in more passive flow ect. I don't know how I can't be nitrate limited with the amount of live rock and matrix/siporax in my system. It seems my system has never established the right denitrifying bacteria. I don't know how to get it to either. I'm sick and tired of carbon dosing too. I would just like to have a system that processes nitrate.

 

[Pife]

Nice! I've never had a rdsb let me down. Personally I think they work better than bio media like sipoeax or matrix- that's my experience, anyways.. they take some time to get going but they work..

I haven't either so this seems like a good solution to me.

 

[Pife]

Well I cleaned my glad and took some quick and dirty pictures. My RDSB (remote deep sand bed) will be up and running this weekend. I picked up a drilled 40 breeder with overflow that I plan on pretty much filling with sand.

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[reefmutt]

That’s quite the awesome fish collection.
The tank will love the dsb.
Corals look happy enough..